One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
WAYNE GRETZKYIt’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
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We’re in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn’t make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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I love everything about hockey.
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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
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I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don’t think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.
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I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, “Geez, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool.”
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can’t get every guy ready every night, you’re going to struggle.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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